A NEW mother whose BOWEL and INTETSINES had spilled out of her stomach was forced to wait with them in her hands for 40 minutes until a ambulance arrived.

Sam Bell's surgical scar reopened following a Caesarian for the birth of her baby daughter Chloe Terman.

Following the planned C-section, Ms Bell, 28, was given the all clear by doctors and released home three days later.

She was then visited at her home by a midwife who removed her stitches, five days later.

But shortly after the simple procedure Ms Bell from Liphook in Hampshire, got out of her bed to stand up and ‘felt like her trousers were sticking to her’.

Looking down, she was horrified to see her wound reopen before her eyes - and her bowel and intestines tumbled out.

Describing the moment, she said: "I just felt this twinge. It almost felt like my trousers were stuck to my stomach, so I pulled them open.

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Sam Bell's caesarian scan

The pain was, I can't really describe the pain, it was excruciating

Sam Bell

"Obviously I shouted and my partner came running in and the midwife came running in and that was the only time I looked at it because I just couldn't bear to look at it any more.

"The midwife had a fright herself because she'd never seen anything like it before."

The mother-of-two then lay waiting for an ambulance to arrive for 40 minutes before she was taken back to hospital where she underwent surgery.

She is now on the road to recovery after having staples put in her stomach.

Ms Bell continued: "It was quite tough because I was crying but trying not to cry because I didn't know how much else could come out of me.

"I just didn't know what to do, so I just thought lay and breathe deeply.

"Something inside me just said you have to keep it together and stay strong."

Ms Bell gave birth by elective caesarian at St Hellier's Hospital on March 24, following a difficult natural birth with her 15-month-old son, Mitchell.

She was then visited by a midwife on Sunday March 29, when she had her stitches removed - resulting in the wound reopening - which is extremely rare.

Ms Bell, who was supported by her partner, Matt Terman, 28, during the whole ordeal said it has tarnished the joy of becoming a mother.

Following an operation, which required 20 staples to hold her organs in place, Ms Bell then spent a further four days in hospital, returning home on April 2.

She said: "The pain was, I can't really describe the pain, it was excruciating.

"My daughter was only born 6lbs 1oz but I just couldn't hold her properly which obviously broke my heart, not to be able to hold my newborn baby."

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Sam holding baby Chloe with partner Matt and their older son Mitchell

The mother-of-two recently returned to the hospital hoping to get answers, but said she felt "fobbed off" during consolations.

She added: "They asked if I was healing ok, but I told them I need to know who's at fault, what happened and why it happened.

"They fobbed it off saying 'well yeah it is rare, but it does happen'.

"It's a rare situation to happen but I just want women to be aware that it can happen."

A spokesperson for St Hellier's hospital said: "We offer our full and sincerest apologies to Ms Bell for what must have been a very distressing experience.

"Immediately following this incident, a full review and investigation was launched. "The investigation, which is being led by the most senior members of our medical and maternity teams, is still ongoing and as such, we are unable to comment on the details of the case any further.

"Once completed, our investigation will allow us to establish what measures, if any, can be taken to avoid a similar event occurring in future.

"We will be sharing our findings with Ms Bell and in the meantime, are working with her to ensure we offer full help and support over the coming weeks."